Korean Twin Sisters Separated At Birth Find Each Other

[Hwang Ji-hye – Arirang News Reporter] Source: LYBIO.net
For 25 years, two women on two separate continents lived their lives, completely unaware that they had a twin sister. That is the incredible story of Anais and Samantha who were born in Korea, and then adopted by families on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

But that’s just the beginning. Arirang’s Hwang Ji-hye reports. Samantha Futerman, a Korean-American actress, was adopted by a familiy in the United States after birth.

Not that unfamiliar a story, but there was nothing familiar about what happened about one month ago, when Samantha received a Facebook message from a Korean-French woman named Anais Bordier who said the both of them were born on the same day in Seoul. Anais, who introduced herself by her Korean name Kim Eun-wha, went on to say that they looked quote “very really similar.” As Samantha opened Anais’s Facebook page, she was totally taken aback.

“When I looked at her photos, I was completely blown away. It was like looking at myself, except it wasn’t me.”

Anais, who is now a fashion designer, was the first to stumble across her double after her friends told her there was an American actress who looks just like her. After doing some online research, she managed to connect with Samantha via Facebook, without any doubt that Samantha was her twin sister. During their web cam chat, the two didn’t even have to verbalize what was so apparent, that the two looked identical to one another.

[Samantha Futerman] Source: LYBIO.net
“Hi!”

[Anais Bordier]
“Hello! This is a really weird experience.”

[Samantha Futerman] Source: LYBIO.net
“Yes, so weird!”

The two women felt like their story deserves to be shared with as many people as possible so they plan to make a documentary and have launched an internet campaign to finance it. They’ve already secured 33-thousand U.S. dollars.

“Thank you so much for donating. We reached our goal in five days. But everyone please keep donating and keep sharing our story.”

The film will focus on Samantha and Anais meeting in person for the very first time, something that looks set to happen in the very near future. Hwang Ji-hye, Arirang News.